Curriculum Integration at Baruch College: The International Business Major

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1 City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works Conference Proceedings Spring Curriculum Integration at Baruch College: The International Major Richard Mitten CUNY Baruch College Follow this and additional works at: Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Mitten, Richard, "Curriculum Integration at Baruch College: The International Major" (2015). CUNY Academic Works. This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by CUNY Academic Works. It has been accepted for inclusion in Conference Proceedings by an authorized administrator of CUNY Academic Works. For more information, please contact

2 CURRICULUM INTEGRATION AT BARUCH COLLEGE: THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR Presented by Richard Mitten Director of Study Abroad Baruch College

3 Overview of Presentation: Defining Curriculum Integration Curriculum Integration in Context The International Major The Exchange with the Berlin School of Economics and Law Expanding Curriculum Integration

4 What is Curriculum Integration? Curriculum Integration (CI) refers to a variety of institutional approaches designed to develop paths to international learning for students in all degree programs in ways that ensure the academic integrity of both disciplinary and cultural learning.

5 Curriculum Integration: Elements 1. Departments assume ownership of specific study abroad programs that are recommended to their majors.

6 Curriculum Integration: Elements 2. Departments emphasize the value of an integrated study abroad experience in the advising and in the informational materials it provides to current and prospective majors.

7 Curriculum Integration: Elements 3. Departments explore adopting courses whose learning objectives are more clearly dedicated to imparting the knowledge, skills and attitudes deemed most relevant to preparing students for the increasingly globalized world.

8 Curriculum Integration: Elements 4. Departments review their course offerings with an eye to the CI initiative. Articulation of courses with partner institutions can involve collaborative adaptation of respective curricula as well as matching.

9 Curriculum Integration in Context Globally relevant education should comprise a set of educational aims and the means to achieve them through a creative combination of teaching and learning (both broadly defined) that takes place both on campus, in communities and abroad.

10 A Virtuous Circle Global Campus Culture Curricular and co-curricular enhancement Curricular and co-curricular preparation Alternative International Experience Study Abroad

11 Curriculum Integration in Context Kinds of International Experiences: Study Abroad Semester-long Study Abroad Program Short-term Study Abroad Program (January/Summer) Short-term study tour embedded in course (Semester/Short-term) Work, Internship or Volunteering Abroad

12 The International Major Designed to provide students with: a comprehensive understanding of international business principles an appreciation and awareness of foreign cultures and practices in both a business and social environment practical business experience in an international environment (see p. 2 of handout)

13 IB International Experience The international experience requirement was designed around a set of learning outcomes relevant to International majors, but not only to IB majors. (see pp. 3-4 of handout)

14 IB International Experience Semester Exchange Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL) Cost-effective Course work towards major/minor Significantly more cultural learning

15 Baruch/BSEL Exchange BSEL a good match for IB Major CI BSEL a University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) BSEL has similar academic/pedagogical approach BSEL courses/programs in English

16 Baruch/BSEL Exchange as CI (1) Preparatory course work at Baruch: IBS 3000 IBS 4200 MKT 3400 (see p. 2 of handout)

17 Baruch/BSEL Exchange as CI (2) Course Articulation for IB Major: Elective and required courses (Academic) Cultural Immersion Semester study at Schöneberg Campus Berlin Study-Plus at Lichtenberg Campus (course work plus internship) (see p. 5 of handout)

18 Baruch/BSEL Exchange as CI (3) Alternatives to semester study abroad help IB majors who cannot go abroad for a semester acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant to international business. (see pp. 7-8 of handout)

19 Baruch/BSEL Exchange as CI (4) Alternatives to Semester Study Abroad Short-term study abroad Internship abroad Global Student Certificate Program Analysis of IB Case Studies Previous international experience(s)

20 Baruch/BSEL Exchange as CI (5) Integrating the International Experience Capstone course IBS 5750 Course restricted to IB major cohort Class typically taken only after international experience Project-based learning

21 Baruch/BSEL Exchange as CI (6) Co-curricular Enhancement of International Experience Global Student Certificate Program Attend core seminars Participate in designated cultural events Complete Group Research Project

22 The IB Major as a Virtuous Circle More Global Campus Culture IB Major Application process Capstone course and GSC Program Required course work Alternative International Experience Semester study abroad

23 Challenges (1) Curriculum Integration of a semester exchange program is one model for achieving meaningful global learning IB Major and exchange with BSEL demonstrate that this model is viable and can be successful

24 Challenges (2) To further develop global education: Expand CI across campus Expand variety of meaningful international experiences Make international experiences meaningful Enhance global culture at home campus ( bring the world to Baruch )